Table 2.

Dietary habits as assessed by 3‐day food records submitted by the study population

Dietary intake	Group A	Group B	P value
Total calorie intake
(kcal/day)	1,730 ± 32	1,960 ± 84	0.007
(kcal/day/kg IBW)	29.4 ± 0.5	31.5 ± 1.1	0.106
Carbohydrate intake
(g/day)	215.8 ± 5.1	226.0 ± 11.0	0.424
(g/day/kg IBW)	3.68 ± 0.09	3.67 ± 0.23	0.965
(% total calorie intake)	50.1 ± 0.9	46.7 ± 2.8	0.155
Protein intake
(g/day)	69.9 ± 2.0	78.5 ± 5.6	0.108
(g/day/kg IBW)	1.19 ± 0.03	1.26 ± 0.07	0.380
(% total calorie intake)	16.1 ± 0.3	16.1 ± 1.0	0.930
Fat intake
(g/day)	54.6 ± 1.8	68.9 ± 6.6	0.016
(g/day/kg IBW)	0.93 ± 0.03	1.1 ± 0.09	0.031
(% total calorie intake)	28.4 ± 0.8	31.4 ± 2.0	0.159
Saturated fat intake
(g/day)	16.2 ± 0.6	20.4 ± 2.2	0.005
(g/day/kg IBW)	0.28 ± 0.01	0.32 ± 0.03	0.081
(% total calorie intake)	8.5 ± 0.3	9.2 ± 0.7	0.350
Monounsaturated fat intake
(g/day)	19.1 ± 0.7	25.9 ± 3.0	0.002
(g/day/kg IBW)	0.32 ± 0.01	0.41 ± 0.04	0.011
(% total calorie intake)	10.0 ± 0.3	11.6 ± 1.0	0.058
Polyunsaturated fat intake
(g/day)	12.3 ± 0.4	14.3 ± 1.2	0.082
(g/day/kg IBW)	0.21 ± 0.01	0.23 ± 0.02	0.240
(% total calorie intake)	6.4 ± 0.2	6.6 ± 0.5	0.671

Each value indicates the mean ± standard error of the mean. P values were calculated using a t‐test (Group A vs Group B). IBW, ideal bodyweight.